Door-iron



F. J. SHIVELY.

DOOR IRON.

APPLICATION FILEI'I MAIL-6. i920.

Patented Apr. 5, y1921.

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FRANK J. SHIVELY, OF CANTON, OHIO.

. Doon-Irion.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

Application filed March 6, 1920. Serial No. 363,654.

' '0 all cli/tom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK J. Siiivnnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Door-Tron, of which the following s a speciiication.

This invention relates to door irons and more particularly to a door iron designed for use upon automobiles and has for its objects the provision of such a device arranged to connect an automobile door with the side curtain therefor' and adapted to hold the side curtain taut in both the open and closed positions of the door and to generally improve and simplify devices of this character and produce an inexpensive andv eilicient door iron.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, size and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacriicing any of the advantages of the invention.

The invention thus set forth in general terms is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which-' Figure 1 is an interior view of a portion i of an automobile door and side curtain therefor showing my improved door iron applied thereto. the door being shown in the closed position.

Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the door in the opened position.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the door iron upon an enlarged scale; and

Fig. l is an edge elevation of the same.

A practical embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification in which similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the yseveral views.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a portion of a hood of an automobile is shown at 1, the front door at 2 being hinged thereto at 8 and a wind shield 4 being mounted thereon, all of thesev parts being of the usual construction.

A side curtain 5 is connected to the wind shield along its forward edge and at its rear edge is provided with a tunnel 6 within which is mounted a strip 7 preferably of wood which holds the rear edge of the side curtain rigid.

A keeper 8 is connected to the door pref erably upon tli inner side thereof at a point near the swinging edge, said keeper being preferably provided with ears 9 through which screws or other fastening means are located.

The bolt 10 is normally locatedin the keeper 8 and is provided at its upper end with the enlarged head 11, the arm 12 which is also provided with a similar head 13 being pivotally connected thereto by means of a rivet 1a or the like. The arm 12 is provided with the lug 15 and a similar lug 16 is provided upon the bolt 10, a coil spring 17 connecting said lugs. p

A bar 18 is pivotally connected at 19 to the strip 7 and the lower end of said bar is bent at right angles as shown at 2O and passed through the socket 21 in the arm 12, a set screw 22 or the like being provided for rigidly holding the end of the bar within said socket.

When the door iron is applied to the door and side curtain as shown in Figs. 1 Yand 2 the tension upon the spring 17 will hold the curtain taut at all times. Where a wind shield is inclined at an angle to the per pendicular as illustrated in the drawings the top edge of the curtain is necessarily shorter than the bottom edge thereof and when the door is opened as shown in Fig. 2 the top edge of the curtain will be held taut, the bar 18 being rocked upon its pivotal points 14 and 19 into substantially the position shown in said figure, slight fullness being produced in the lower edge of the curtain. As the door is closed the spring 17 will draw the bar 18 back into the normal position bringing the curtain into the position shown in Fig. 1.

Although the drawings and above specilicationsy disclose the best mode in which I have contemplated embodying my invention I desire to be not limited to the details of such disclosure, for, in the further practical application of my invention, many changes in form and construction may be made, as circumstances require or experience suggests, without departing from the spirit lio.

of the invention, pended claims.

I claim:-

1. A door iron comprisinga keeper adapted to be connected to a vehicle door, a bolt adapted to be normally seated in seid keeper, an arm pivotally connected to said bolt and arranged to be pivotally connected to the edge of a door curtain and e spring connectingsaid bolt and said arm to hold the curtain taut.

2. A door iron comprising a keeper adapted to be connected to t vehicle door, a bolt adapted to be normally seated in said keeper, en erm pivotally connected to said bolt, a, ber rigidly connected to seid arm and adapted to be pvotally connected to the er Y within the scope or the apand pvotally connected to said s'tiening 30 strip.

In testimony that I claim the above, l have hereunto subscribed my 11eme.

FRANK J. eriiVELY. 

